Scarlett Johansson to Join the Dinosaur Revival: Jurassic World Reboot at Universal

The famous actress Scarlett Johansson is in discussions to join the Gareth Edwards-directed Jurassic World reboot at Universal. This information has been circulating for some time, and it seems to be quite solid. Following her Black Widow days at Marvel, this new project puts Johansson in business with another major movie franchise. Her time at Marvel resulted in a lawsuit against Disney over the 2021 pandemic release of that movie, which was eventually settled.

Universal is moving quickly to assemble the project for a July 2, 2025 release. David Koepp, who adapted the first Jurassic Park from Michael Crichton’s classic novel, is writing the latest iteration of Jurassic World. This new movie takes a fresh approach to the Jurassic era but will not feature cast members from previous Jurassic World films such as Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard or original trilogy actors Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill.

Jurassic World will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg through Amblin Entertainment and Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley through Kennedy-Marshall. EVP Production Development Sara Scott and Creative Executive of Production Development Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the production at Universal. The Jurassic Park franchise has been around for over 30 years and has grossed $5.67 billion at the global box office. The original 1993 film directed by Spielberg was followed by two sequels, The Lost World (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001). In 2015, Universal revived the franchise with Jurassic World, followed by Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Dominion (2022).

Scarlett Johansson won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen’s Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and Best Actress for Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2004). She was nominated for Best Actress for Netflix’s Marriage Story in 2019 and Supporting Actress for Searchlight’s Taika Waititi-directed JoJo Rabbit in 2020. She is now circling the role of a character yet to be revealed in the upcoming Jurassic World reboot at Universal